Walkin' After Midnight Searching For You

Original Title: 9/8 -> "This day in history"

Here are some fun and useless facts from the king of useless information!!

Your Astrological Sign

Virgoans are practical, no-nonsense people: detail-oriented, analytical, intelligent, and hard-working. They handle complex tasks with seeming effortlessness because they are flexible and good organizers.
All of this mind - numbingly useless crap comes from MSN Encarta, and is accurate for September 8th (my birthday). I am doing this tonight becuase I don't plan on having time to do any major updates in the not too distant future. I promise to return to the story soon though!!!

This Day in History

• 1565: Spanish colonists led by explorer Pedro Menéndez de Avilés establish the first permanent European settlement in North America at Saint Augustine, Florida.
• 1900: An unexpected hurricane devastates Galveston, Texas, killing 6,000 people.
• 1954: The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is founded by the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Thailand, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, and France.


• 1971: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts opens in Washington, D.C., with the premiere of Leonard Bernstein's Mass.


• 1974: U.S. president Gerald Ford, who took office after Richard Nixon's resignation the month before, pardons Nixon for any "crimes he committed or may have committed."


• 1998: St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire hits his 62nd home run of the season, breaking Roger Maris's single-season record. Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs will hit his 62nd five days later.

Holidays and Celebrations

• National Day (Andorra)
• Evamalunga (Cameroon)
• Independence Day (Macedonia)
• Victory Day (Malta)
• rnational Literacy Day (U.N.)
• Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Born on This Day

• Richard I, the Lion-Hearted, English king (1157)
• Ludovico Ariosto, poet (1474)
• Antonín Dvorák, composer (1841)
• Alfred Jarry, playwright (1873)
• Jimmie Rodgers, country singer and songwriter (1897)
• Patsy Cline, country singer (1932)

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